Menu, Hearty Pancake Recipe

I have been slacking at pictures and at blogging.  So lets delve right in to the menu plans from the last few weeks.  I'll link up recipes or cookbooks as I can.  This goes all the way back to the end of October and is somewhat planned for next week, but we'll be out of town so that makes it a bit harder.  The boy can get breakfast at school, so I either let that happen or deal with him forcing himself to throw up.  Yeah, he gets school breakfast.  I cringe when he tells me what it was each time.  Lunches are still mostly left overs or whatever I can make quickly out of left overs, so that only leaves dinners to plan out now, and weekend breakfasts.

M: Spaghetti Marinara
T: Tacos, no recipe, also we now do taco Tuesday.  I use jackfruit as a substitute for meat and season it with some taco seasoning (omitting the red pepper flakes since my son doesn't do heat)
W: Creamy Ravioli, Thug Kitchen, honestly a lot of work for something we didn't really like.
Th: Tortas, Thug Kitchen, these were great!
F:  Pizza
S:  I had planned lazagna from Thug Kitchen, but with not liking the faux ricotta I didn't make it.  However, I also don't remember what I did make!
S:  Meat burritos, threw some home made salsa in with chicken and with beef as well as some plain chicken in the crockpot for the boy (no heat, seriously.  the beef makes it not spicy though so he ate that as well)
M: Falafel and tzatziki, Appetite for Reduction for the falafel.  Tzatziki is just grated cucumber, squeezed, added to a block of mori nu tetra pak organic firm tofu, 2-3 cloves of raw garlic, a little bit of lemon juice, and salt and pepper to taste.
T:  Tacos
W: Cream of broccoli soup, DH suggested adding cilantro next time, I also left mine a little chunky since the boys like soups that way
Th:  Korma, basmati, naan - I can't find the link for the korma, I have the recipe printed out now, but here's a vindaloo if you like spicy
F:  Pizza
S:  "Big Macs"
S:  Lemony red lentil soup, Thug Kitchen, didn't make it - I think we weren't hungry.
M:  Smoked almond and chickpea sammies, Thug Kitchen.  I don't remember these at all, but I'm fairly certain I made them.
T:  Tacos
W:  Pozole Rojo, Thug Kitchen.  Our family didn't care for this.  Too spicy for the boy, too much "other stuff" for DH (it's supposed to only be meat, hominy, and broth apparently), I thought it was alright - but I don't make dinners only I eat.
Th:  Warm the fuck up minestrone, Thug Kitchen.  We liked this one, the boys don't really care for kale so we'll sub in escarole or spinach next time.
F:  we ate out
S: Barley-stuffed peppers, Thug Kitchen.  I made them, we weren't hungry.  I should have one for lunch today.  The stuffing tasted great though, I do taste as I'm cooking!  These would be great with bulgar too.

S:  Potato leek and corn chowder, WW take out tonight.  I messed up, I was supposed to make a potato and leek soup from Thug and just did the other by memory.
M:  Chickpeas and dumplings, Thug Kitchen.  This one is very good, I used cannelini beans instead; except the dumplings needed more salt.  I also messed up and let them cook too long - don't ever do that with dumplings, soggy, nasty, chewy, mush.  My fault entirely.
T:  Tacos
W:  Burritos
Th:  Stuffed shells
  I need to take a moment to discuss these shells with you.  Yes, they are a bit of work.  However, I could wax poetic about the deliciousness of these things.  My eggplant and tofu hating husband loves these (though he likes my tzatiki which is tofu, and the pie, and baked tofu... yeah, just prepare stuff right).  If you make nothing else from this post, make these.  You're welcome.
F:  Pizza
S:  5 spice fried rice with sweet potatoes, Thug Kitchen
S:  Leftovers - clear out the fridge before we leave
M:  Indian fried rice - so we have something to eat that's still good when we get back!
T:  Tacos
W:  Tucson, tentatively spaghetti marinara
Th:  Thanksgiving.  I've already made cranberry sauce to bring (I canned it), I'll make something like a vegetable fold over also (veggies wrapped in bread with a sauce)
F:  Tucson, tentatively still pizza
S:  Tucson, tentatively vegetable soup with dumplings
S:  Leftovers

That's as far as I've gotten.  I suppose I should plan the following week.  I'm going to admit we'll likely eat out that Monday.

  Yesterday I wanted pancakes and we had 3 over ripe bananas so I decided to make enough to freeze some so DH could bring breakfast to work (he generally skips it because he's a total pain like that).  These I did take pictures of!

  Hearty Banana Multigrain Pancakes, makes 27 pancakes:
3c pancake mix (I straight omit the shortening, works just fine without it)
3 black ripe bananas
1c oatmeal (not quick cooking)
3+ T ground flax
2+ T wheat germ
2 1/3c organic soy milk
  you know how to mix and cook pancakes, right?  I thought so.
**Be aware these guys are hearty and take a while to cook.  Keep your heat on medium-low (3) to get them to cook all the way and not burn.  Some of mine are a little underdone, but with no eggs - I'm not worried.  I figured out I needed to lower the heat after the first 6 were (mostly) cooked.